The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-01
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come here % years ago, and at one time
when he used to travel he was proud OF llv-
ing here Lately he had done some travel
ing, and had had to hide his face when he
found this flag Sinking abroad. lie repre-
sented a large class of men, not only In this
country, but all over the world. The class
he represented were the horny-handed sons
of toll, who earned their honest dollar and
could lie down and sleep without 1t burn
ing them He was ready to shoulder
musket to defend Kalakaua if he would be (
a King and rot q knave. and Kalakaua was.
never safer than tO-Cay. Some had ccun-
selled them to wait. but ne said wait not,
strike the iron wife 1t IS not. Kalakaua
had had gg.es many years to let us see
whether he. was a man or not The ten
sion about our hearts had long been
strained, ana to-day the strings had broken
and we must express ourselves. lie was
not lawyer, and could not tell how far we
could have constitution in five minutes,
but necessity was the mother of invention,
and we must get 1t as soon as possible.
There was not a coward III that assembly
not one, though it was not always wise to
rash into mischief. If the King would not
do what was wanted, he must be made to
do it. Let us exercise patience and put the
matter in the hands of people able to deal
with it. Let us have a new constitution,
and if it is not legal, the same power would
make another.
DrJ G. Tucker said that this was the
country of his adoption, and that gave him
the right to say few words. The Chair .
man, in calling upon him, had alluded to
Ito. IT shat doctors sometimes differed,
ted : Under Aaught they would not on the
Vas u, ain The iscussis';i40tr: fIt had sug
uDor bod bought that that meet
~, a sick no effS q doctors in consulta
,o ~oald be- ne >, dev1h"hn'n.l was sick the dew
% s"esty tbe,o HoNoGIie did not know how
il De had was in that letter from
opha as asked GKFElt in in his submission
q ne had and JeSS1n " 3 10femer was at work
j., srowI>I - resigned because the
too loud. But he was
ED. HOFE9FHis hand was seen in that
wxx..s,-as our duty to be honest with
a1E. 800 When he (Dr. Tucker) had first
! come here he had heard mutterings about
| had changed, and we not arraign the King.
Our duty was to meet him and demand
satisfaction. But the majority of people
| did not think Kings of much account any
how in these days [Applause.l He did
not know, as many knew, that had it not
| been for the wise cOunsels of some OF our
| best men his head would have been off ere
| this. We had waited six years for the re-
dress of our wrongs, and wait another we
would not Forbearance had ceased to be
virtue. He wished the King to under
stand the abyss from which he had barely
escaped.
Mr.. L. c. Ables, who represented the
clerks, said that he had come here to seek
his fortune, but had not seen it, He was
an American, but the Hawaiian flag would
suit him as we'll, and he was going to stay
by 1t. The class whom he represented
wanted new constitution, and they were
going to have it. He was not lawyer, but
he had been told by lawyers that the con-
stitution was promulgated by a King. 1t
could be done again. Some would ask,
"Are you going to get it?" In illustration
of his determination toshave it he related
an anecdote about certain youth who had
evinced an iAdomitable determination in
hunting for coon wherewith to regale the
appetite of hungry Methodist preacher
Hon. Cecil Brown addressed the Ha-
waiians, saying that the reason has no
doubt entered their minds as to this assem-
bling of foreigners. They had assembled
to watch your rights under the constitu-
ton and laws. He always liked this flag,
and did not care for any other. During the
past six years, IN view of what had been
seen of the land, what was it that we now
wanted? Let US have a new constitution
no Government official to enter the Leg
islatIve Assembly. Therefore, what was de-
inanded is demand to the King, the King
of this country. When we received new
constitution, then we were all right. Only
The other day we celebrated Queen Vic !
rorias jubilee. We should give to our |
King the same power as was accorded to |
Victoria. If she committed any wrong as |
has been done by our King, she would not |
now live over twenty-four hours. To the |
citizens of the country, our country, the |
foreigners did not assemble here for any |
other object but for rights and protection I
Mr.. E. Nj. Walsh, manager of the Paia
Maui, said that he represented |
the planters, who, he felt sure, would en-
dorse the sentiments so ably expressed. |
In 1892 deputation representing the plan
cations on the Islands waited on the King
10 petition His Majesty to give them hon.
est government The result was they
were snubbed. The King afterwards went
70 North Kona, and gith the assistance of
lis soldiers defeated Piipo in the election.
They came again that day. They did not
want to use threats, but to-day they were
and would not again be insulted.
He believed it would be wise to change the
He did not know the best
way of changing it, but in view of the con-
ummate skill which had brought this
movement forward, be was ready to leave
/ to those gentlemen to see that it was
one right. 1t seemed to him, however,
hat this was time to have the voice of
he people. From Maui all we're with
hem. In 1882, as he had said, the King
It them go with false promises. They
,ok his word then. Now, let us prepare